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Published in: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

Neurorehabilitation in upper limb amputation: understanding how neurophysiological changes can affect functional rehabilitation

Author: Lewis A. Wheaton

Published in: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

Significant advances have been made in developing new prosthetic technologies with the goal of restoring function to persons that suffer partial or complete loss of the upper limb. Despite these technological advances, many challenges remain in understanding barriers in patient adoption of technology, and what critical factors should be of focus in prosthetics development from a motor control perspective. This points to a potential opportunity to improve our understanding of amputation using neurophysiology and plasticity, and integrate this knowledge into the development of prosthetics technology in novel ways. Here, argument will be made to include a stronger focus on the neural and behavioral changes that result from amputation, and a better appreciation of the time-scale of changes which may significantly affect device adaptation, functional device utility, and motor learning implemented in rehabilitation environments.

Conclusion

By strengthening our understanding of the neuroscience of amputation, we may improve the ability to couple neurorehabilitation with neuroengineering to support clinician needs in yielding improved outcomes in patients.
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Metadata
Title
Neurorehabilitation in upper limb amputation: understanding how neurophysiological changes can affect functional rehabilitation
Author
Lewis A. Wheaton
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1743-0003
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-017-0256-8

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